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Orthodox Tradition, Volume XXII (2005), Number 1 Center for Traditionalist Orthodox Studies orthodox tradition ORYODOJOS PARADOSIS Volume XXII Number 1 2005 ORTHODOX TRADITION Published with the blessing of His Eminence, Metropolitan Cyprian of Oropos and Fili _____________________________________________________________ Editor: Bishop Auxentios Volume XXII (2005) Managing Editor: Archimandrite Akakios Number 1 Art and Design: Chrestos Spontylides ISSN 0742-4019 _____________________________________________________________ TABLE OF CONTENTS At the Outset of the New Year 2 A Homily on Martyrs 4 Homily on the Nativity of Christ 8 The Daode Jing from an Orthodox Perspective 17 Synod News 24 A New Book Dedicated to Metropolitan Cyprian 45 Book Reviews 46 A New Publication from C.T.O.S.: An Emended and Corrected Epistle Lectionary 48 “The Old Calendar movement is neither a heresy nor a schism, and those who follow it are neither heretics nor schismatics, but are Orthodox Christians.” Archbishop Dorotheos of Athens (1956-57) State (New Calendar) Church of Greece _____________________________________ Orthodox Tradition is published three times yearly (winter, spring, and summer) by the Center for Traditionalist Orthodox Studies. Postage paid at Etna, CA. Subscrip- tion is by voluntary donation. Suggested donations, to defer publication costs and postage, are as follows: $12 U.S., $15 Canada, and $25 foreign [via Air Mail]. Sub- scriptions are for one year, beginning in January. Subscriptions are accepted after Jan- uary for the entire year only. Back issues are available solely by subscription and for the current year. Office of publication: St. Gregory Palamas Monastery, 1307 Sawyers Bar Rd., Etna, California. Address all inquiries to: C.T.O.S., P.O. Box 398, Etna, CA 96027 U.S.A. At the Outset of the New Year of Salvation 2005 The Vigilant Heart and Satan’s Three Leviathans “Quench not the Spirit.” (I Thessalonians 5:19) Beloved Children in the Lord: I pray that, in the new Year of Salvation 2005, we may continue our journey toward deification with renewed zeal and spiritual fervor, by the grace of the most blessed Theotokos, which directs and which strengthens us. The Saints and the God-bearing Fathers teach us with particular constancy that “we have need of nothing but a vigilant heart,” that is to say, that we need nothing in order to maintain the light of the Holy Spirit unquenched within us, save a heart which is in a state of un- ceasing vigilance, celerity, and attention. Experience has shown that, if a man fails to guard his heart with attention and care, he is then dominated by demonic lethe. Thereafter, there reigns within him gloomy ignorance, which ultimately leads him into deadly negligence. For the pious Christian, who has been vouchsafed the experience of the Holy Spirit, there is no state more horrific than that in which “the thrice-gloomy darkness of ignorance” comes to rest on the three faculties of the soul. For it is then that the consolation of the Divine Comforter has de- parted; the fervor of the soul has been lost; and that Satan’s three levi- athans—lethe, ignorance, and negligence—have enslaved the sover- eign mind. Spiritual darkness increases, and man becomes prey to the most hateful passions. Hence, the lamp of our heart demands constant care, that it might be kept ever bright and warm. In constant wakefulness, let us fuel the fire with the oil of Grace and the wood of virtuous deeds, for, as the Holy Elders were wont to say, “our work is the burning of such wood.” The Saints exhort us: “Do not hide and conceal the spark of Di- vine Grace in the earth and ashes of the passions, or of worldly cares; rather, add kindling and wood to this spark and, fanning it with ea- Volume XXII, Number 1 3 gerness and love, ignite from it a large flame.” Let mindfulness in Christ dispel forgetfulness (lethe); let Divine knowledge expel ignorance; let blessed eagerness break the bonds of sloth; through prayer and the Mysteries, let the fire of the Comforter warm our hearts, such that the demons might be consumed, the mind enlightened, and, through it, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit made to reign in our beings. Amen. † Metropolitan Cyprian of Oropos and Fili President of the Holy Synod in Resistance Homily on Martyrs* by St. John Chrysostomos 1. The Feasts of Martyrs are not observed only according to the cycle of days, but also in the minds of those who celebrate them. Here is an example of what I mean. Have you imitated a Martyr? Have you emulated his virtue? Have you hastened to follow in the footsteps of his way of life? Even if it is not the Feast Day of the Martyr, you have celebrated the Feast of the Martyr. For to honor a Martyr is to imitate that Martyr. Just as those who do evil are without festive joy on Feast Days, so also, those who practice virtue, even when there is no solem- nity, are celebrating a Feast. For a Feast is expressed in the purity of one’s conscience. St. Paul indicates this when he says: “Therefore let us keep the Feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of mal- ice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth” (I Corinthians 5:8). Now, there was unleavened bread among the Hebrews, and it exists among us, too; but, whereas for them it was unleavened bread made from flour, for us it is purity of life and a man- ner of life free from all evil. Hence, he who preserves his life pure of filth and pollution celebrates and keeps festival daily, even if not on a particular Feast Day or in the shrine of a Martyr, but simply by sitting at home. For it is possible to celebrate the Feast of a Martyr even by oneself. And this I say, not in order that we should avoid going to the tombs of Martyrs, but in order that, in going thither, we might ap- proach them with proper zeal and might exhibit the same reverence not only on their Feast Days, but also at other times. For who would not marvel today at our assembly, this splendid gathering, our fervent love, our ardent attitude, and our irrepressible yearning? Almost the entire city has made its way hither, and neither has fear of his master held back any servant, nor the distress of indigence any pauper, nor the infirmity of age any old person, nor the weakness of her sex any woman, nor pride in his wealth any rich man, nor the presumption of authority any magistrate; rather, love for the Martyrs, casting out all of this disparity, infirmity of nature, and distress of poverty, has with a single chain drawn hither so great a multitude and furnished them with wings of love for the Martyrs, so as to dwell now as citizens in Heaven: for, having trampled upon every attachment to wantonness and lasciviousness, you are ablaze with love for the Martyrs. Just as, when the sun’s rays emerge, nocturnal beasts take to flight and hide in their own lairs, so also, when the light of the Martyrs shines in your Volume XXII, Number 1 5 minds, all maladies are buried and the bright flame of true philosophy is kindled in you. But in order that we might conserve this flame, not only now, but also at all times, after this spiritual gathering has dis- persed, let us depart to our homes with this attitude of reverence, not allowing ourselves to visit taverns or disorderly houses, or to indulge in drunkenness and revelry. Through this sacred vigil you have turned the night into day; do not turn the day back into night through inebri- ation, intoxication, and meretricious songs. You have honored the Martyrs by your presence, by your hearing, and by your zeal; honor them also by leaving for home with due decorum, lest someone, see- ing you behaving unseemly in a tavern, should say that you did not come for the sake of the Martyrs, but so as to stoke your passions and gratify your evil lusts. I say these things, not forbidding you to enjoy yourselves, but forbidding you to sin; not forbidding you to imbibe, but forbidding you to become inebriated. Now, wine is not an evil; rather, the immoderate consumption of it is evil; for, wine is a gift of God, whereas immoderation is a device of the Devil. Therefore, “Serve ye the Lord with fear, and rejoice in Him with trembling” (Psalm 2:11, Septuaginta). 2. Do you wish to enjoy pleasure? Enjoy it at home, where, even if you become drunk, there are many people who can cover it up; do not get drunk in a tavern, lest you make a public spectacle of yourself to those present and scandalize others. I say this, not bidding you to become intoxicated at home, but bidding you not to spend time in tav- erns. Reflect on how ridiculous it is, after such a gathering, after an all-night vigil, after hearing the Holy Scriptures, after communing of the Divine Mysteries, and after putting forth spiritual effort, for a man or a woman to be seen passing the day in a tavern. Do you not know how great a punishment is in store for drunkards? They are cast out of the Kingdom of God, forfeit the ineffable good things of Heaven, and are sent to the eternal fire. Who says this? The Blessed Paul, who says: “Nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall in- herit the Kingdom of God” (I Corinthians 6:10). What could be more pitiful than a drunkard, who loses the enjoyment of so great a King- dom after a small bout of pleasure? In fact, a drunkard cannot even reap any pleasure; for, pleasure consists in moderation, but insensibil- ity in immoderation.
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